Temecula Valley High School: UC admissions

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This page shows how students from Temecula Valley High School did when they applied to the University of California. It is not the admission rate for getting into Temecula Valley High School itself.

In fall 2025, 201 students from Temecula Valley High School applied to the University of California and 160 (80%) were admitted to at least one campus. The most popular choice was UC San Diego with 155 applicants. The hardest campus to get into was UC Berkeley (9 of 95 admitted, 9%), and the easiest was UC Merced (100%). Admitted students had an average UC GPA (weighted, capped) of 4.00.

What stands out

Its rate of admission to at least one UC campus (80%) was about the same as the Riverside County average (80%). The biggest change since 2021 was at UC Santa Cruz, where the admit rate for Temecula Valley High School students rose from 57% to 78%. Compared with all applicants, its students did better at UC San Diego and UC Santa Cruz and worse at UC Davis and UC Santa Barbara.

Fall 2025 results by campus

CampusAppliedAdmittedAdmit rateAll applicants’ rateEnrolledAvg GPA appliedAvg GPA admitted
Any UC campus20116080%—873.934.00
UC Berkeley9599%11%—4.064.29
UC Davis592441%44%33.944.23
UC Irvine1343728%29%93.964.25
UC Los Angeles1381410%9%104.044.30
UC Merced4343100%94%—3.903.90
UC Riverside12410988%87%233.873.96
UC San Diego1555334%28%253.984.26
UC Santa Barbara1143329%38%33.964.28
UC Santa Cruz675278%72%113.874.05

“All applicants’ rate” is the campus admit rate across all freshman applicants that year, including out-of-state and international.

Five-year trend

Campus20212022202320242025
Any UC campus62% (141/228)62% (115/186)60% (122/204)67% (136/204)80% (160/201)
UC Berkeley5% (4/85)12% (7/58)11% (10/88)19% (15/79)9% (9/95)
UC Davis43% (31/72)37% (19/51)42% (21/50)34% (21/62)41% (24/59)
UC Irvine23% (29/126)18% (21/115)14% (16/118)24% (33/140)28% (37/134)
UC Los Angeles8% (11/134)8% (8/102)5% (6/113)11% (14/123)10% (14/138)
UC Merced95% (21/22)100% (18/18)95% (21/22)74% (14/19)100% (43/43)
UC Riverside69% (66/96)73% (53/73)69% (55/80)70% (77/110)88% (109/124)
UC San Diego34% (55/162)26% (36/141)18% (28/153)19% (33/171)34% (53/155)
UC Santa Barbara21% (23/108)28% (24/85)24% (26/110)27% (31/115)29% (33/114)
UC Santa Cruz57% (40/70)25% (13/52)57% (38/67)62% (47/76)78% (52/67)

Admit rate, with admitted / applied in parentheses.

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Source: University of California Office of the President, UC Information Center, Admissions by source school. Freshman counts are fall terms; transfer counts are the academic year starting that fall. Average GPAs are UC’s weighted, capped high school GPA (transfer GPA for colleges). “—” means UC suppressed a small count. This site is independent and not affiliated with the University of California. Admit rates describe past applicants, not any individual student’s chances.